Recaps

After Dobby warned Harry that the Chamber of Secrets had reopened, Dumbledore appeared and Harry discovered that Colin had been petrified. The next morning, Silan told Harry, Ron, and Hermione that Malfoy was not the Heir of Slytherin, while fear spread through Hogwarts and Silan completed his Baruffio's Brain Elixir assignment.

• Dobby admitted that he had caused Harry and Ron to miss the train and had bewitched the Bludger, then warned Harry that the Chamber of Secrets had reopened.
• Dumbledore immobilized Dobby and sent him away, and Harry saw that Colin had been petrified.
• Silan, Hermione, and Ron visited Harry, and Ron speculated that Malfoy was the Heir of Slytherin.
• Silan told them that Malfoy was not the Heir, leaving Harry, Ron, and Hermione wondering who was responsible.
• Rumors and fear spread through Hogwarts as students gathered protective charms, while Silan improved his brewing and took twenty bottles of Baruffio's Brain Elixir to Snape.

Silan received Tonguefire Grass seeds from Snape after brewing Baruffio's Brain Elixir with altered proportions, and Snape suspected he might be a potion prodigy. Back in the Suitcase, Silan coaxed Lucia into practicing Occlumency and let him pet her before he studied spells and heard about a Dueling Club.

• Snape tasted Silan's Baruffio's Brain Elixir, confirmed its effect was intact despite the altered proportions, and gave him half a jar of Tonguefire Grass seeds.
• Silan made catnip-dusted dried meat for Lucia and persuaded her to keep practicing Occlumency by offering it in exchange for letting him pet her.
• After practicing spells, Silan studied Langlock, Levicorpus, and Sectumsempra in the Half-Blood Prince's textbook and gained Spell Inspiration proficiency.
• Silan heard Harry, Ron, and Hermione discussing the upcoming Dueling Club, and offered to pay Ron's wages in advance when Ron worried about his wand.

Silan paid Ron for his dragon dung compost work and praised him, moving Ron to buy his own wand. Ron later showed off his new wand and eagerly anticipated the Dueling Club’s first meeting, announced for that night.

• Silan gave Ron ten Galleons, including a bonus, and praised the quality of his dragon dung compost work.
• Moved by Silan’s recognition, Ron thanked him and left to seek permission from Professor McGonagall to buy a wand in Diagon Alley.
• Hermione asked Silan to accompany her to the upcoming Dueling Club, and he agreed while Harry watched silently.
• Ron bought a new wand from Ollivander and became more proficient at spells, proudly showing off the wand around Hogwarts.
• Harry and Ron saw a notice announcing the Dueling Club’s first meeting that night, and Ron eagerly anticipated using his new wand.

Lockhart and Snape demonstrated their dueling skills at the newly established Dueling Club, surprising the students with Lockhart’s unexpectedly powerful spells. After the duel ended without a clear victor, Lockhart proposed an idea for teaching the students.

• Silan, Hermione, Harry, and Ron joined the crowded Great Hall and discovered that Lockhart and Snape would lead the Dueling Club demonstration.
• Snape and Lockhart exchanged spells, and their battle sent stone debris flying into the crowd.
• Lockhart cast a powerful Incendio that Snape countered with Aguamenti, filling the stage with steam.
• Snape’s Disarming Charm sent a figure flying, but Lockhart returned to the stage, leaving Snape puzzled by his strength.
• Lockhart called their dueling abilities evenly matched and announced that he had an interesting suggestion for teaching the students.

Lockhart challenged Snape to a student dueling match, and Snape agreed before asking Silan to join his team. Silan refused, leaving Snape without his answer.

• Lockhart proposed that he and Snape each select three second-year students for a friendly dueling match in one week, with a prize for the winners.
• Snape accepted Lockhart's challenge, and students crowded around to be chosen while Malfoy hoped Snape would select him.
• Silan left the Great Hall with Hermione, but Snape stopped them and took Silan to his office.
• Snape asked Silan what he thought of Lockhart, and Silan called him a good writer and an entertaining wizard.
• Snape invited Silan to join his team, but Silan refused.

Silan accepted Snape’s offer to join his team for the friendly match against Lockhart, in exchange for potion ingredients and lessons. Back in the Room of Requirement, he learned that Ron and Neville had joined Lockhart’s team, while Harry was absent.

• Silan refused Snape’s request at first, saying a match against second-years would be meaningless.
• Snape explained that he wanted an absolute victory over Lockhart and offered Silan Tonguefire Grass seeds and additional spell lessons.
• Silan accepted Snape’s offer, and Snape gave him the seeds and asked him to return the next day to meet his teammates.
• Silan returned to the Room of Requirement and learned that Ron and Neville had joined Lockhart’s team after group duels.
• Silan asked where Harry was, and Ron said Harry had left before the duels.

Harry resented his string of bad luck and Lockhart's attempt to recruit him for the Dueling Club match. Snape recruited Malfoy and went looking for another teammate, then came upon Harry and Lockhart.

• Harry complained that his second year had been unlucky, and Lockhart gave him a signed photograph and tried to recruit him for his team.
• Harry refused to join Lockhart's team and said he would rather see Madam Pomfrey.
• Snape invited Malfoy to take part in the friendly match, and Malfoy eagerly accepted.
• Snape told Malfoy to come to his office after class the next day and said Prewett would be his teammate.
• Snape considered recruiting Hermione, then saw Harry and Lockhart tugging at each other and stepped behind Harry.

Harry escaped Lockhart’s recruitment pitch by claiming he had already joined Snape’s team, only for Snape to accept the lie and summon him to practice. The next day Snape taught Harry, Malfoy, and Silan the Disarming Charm, then asked Silan to demonstrate it.

• Lockhart pressured Harry to join his team, and Harry claimed he had already joined Snape’s team to get away.
• Snape overheard Harry’s claim and told him to report to his office the next day, without punishing or exposing him.
• Silan met Harry and Malfoy at Snape’s office, and Snape led them into his workroom to begin dueling practice.
• Snape taught the three students the Disarming Charm, and Harry and Malfoy successfully cast it on their puppets.
• Silan recalled the spells he had studied in the Half-Blood Prince’s textbook, and Snape told him to demonstrate the charm.

Silan revealed that he had mastered the standard spells in his first year and demonstrated his precision with the Disarming Charm, impressing Snape, Harry, and Malfoy. Snape dismissed the others and told Silan to stay behind.

• Silan said he had learned a complete set of standard spells during his first year, and Harry and Malfoy were stunned by his study habits.
• Snape reflected that Silan's hard work reminded him of his own youth and contrasted him with Harry.
• Silan cast the Disarming Charm three times in quick succession, hitting all three dummies, then levitated and returned their wooden sticks.
• Malfoy asked how Silan had become so skilled, and Silan credited extensive practice.
• Snape ended the lesson, dismissed Harry and Malfoy, and told Silan to stay behind.

Snape discovered that Silan had already learned the Half-Blood Prince’s spells and taught him their counterspells, then continued training Silan, Harry, and Malfoy for the competition. Silan and Harry headed to a pre-match meeting in the Room of Requirement.

• Snape learned that Silan had mastered the Half-Blood Prince’s spells in a day or two and praised his talent.
• Silan praised the Half-Blood Prince, while Snape explained how the wizarding world classified Dark Magic.
• Snape taught Silan the counterspells for the spells in the textbook, and Silan learned them quickly.
• Snape trained Silan, Harry, and Malfoy in spells and dueling techniques, then warned them not to embarrass him in the competition.
• Harry invited Silan to a pre-match meeting in the Room of Requirement, and they headed there together.

Lockhart prepared for the friendly match while boasting to Tom in the Diary about his teaching and imagined magic school. In the Room of Requirement, Hermione heard Ron's report and the group agreed that Ron and Harry would throw the match, leaving Silan to face the Ravenclaw opponent.

• Lockhart gave Neville, Ron, and Michael signed photographs and reminded them about the next day's match.
• Lockhart praised himself to Tom in the Diary, who flattered him and then kept him talking to discuss match tactics.
• George and Fred regretted that they had not been chosen for the match, wishing they could throw Dungbombs alongside Silan.
• Ron reported that Neville had improved at familiar spells, he had learned Obliviate, and the Ravenclaw student had impressed Lockhart.
• Hermione told Ron he would need to act as an undercover agent, and Ron said he and Harry planned to throw the match.
• Harry apologized to Silan for not wanting Lockhart to win or to work for Snape, and Silan said he did not mind.

Hermione helped Silan prepare for his duel with Michael Corner, then shared a shy moment with him on the way back to the Gryffindor common room. The next day, students and professors gathered to watch the competition as the contestants arrived.

• Hermione assigned Ron, Harry, and Neville roles to support Silan in his match, while George and Fred promised a surprise for the audience.
• Hermione walked Silan back and warned him that Michael Corner was clever and skilled with spells; Silan reassured her.
• Hermione returned to find Harry, Ron, George, and Fred waiting outside the Gryffindor common room, and the Fat Lady remarked on her happy expression.
• Students filled the stands at the dueling grounds the next day, where Lee Jordan began commentating and announced that the contestants had arrived.

Lee Jordan introduced Lockhart and Snape’s teams for a friendly wizard duel while George and Fred’s enchanted Pighead Phonograph mocked Ron and Malfoy. The teams assembled before the spectators, and Lee invited the professors to give their pre-match remarks.

• Lee Jordan introduced Neville Longbottom, Ron, and Michael Corner as members of Lockhart’s Griffin Team.
• George and Fred activated the Pighead Phonograph, which insulted Ron and made him angry.
• Lee Jordan named Snape’s team the Chimera Team and introduced Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, and Silan Prewett.
• The Pighead Phonograph insulted Malfoy and shouted support for Prewett and Potter, while spectators reacted to Silan’s Dragon Rider nickname.
• Norbert’s absence disappointed the spectators, and the assembled teams waited as Lee invited the professors to speak.

Lockhart introduced the friendly dueling match, and the teams entered the field while Silan teased Michael Corner about his Dragon. The match began with Malfoy accidentally targeting Harry, who disarmed him and started a fight that left Malfoy pummeling his own teammate.

• Lockhart promoted his dueling skills and announced that he would write about the match, while Snape refused to give a speech.
• Harry and Ron silently confirmed their plan, and Malfoy taunted Neville before the teams took their places.
• Silan told Michael Corner that his Dragon had never been sent away, then claimed he was joking when Michael grew uneasy.
• Ron told Corner and Neville that he would take on Harry and Neville would handle Malfoy, while they focused on Silan.
• Malfoy nearly hit Harry with a spell, so Harry disarmed him and punched him, and the two began grappling as Lee Jordan announced that Malfoy was pummeling his teammate.

Harry and Malfoy brawled after Harry attacked his teammate, then Neville faced Malfoy in the duel. Neville repeatedly blocked Malfoy’s spells before chasing him down and disarming him, leaving Malfoy fallen and apparently defeated.

• Harry ignored Snape’s order and continued punching Malfoy until Prewett separated them.
• Neville faced Malfoy and used a practiced Shield Charm to block his spells.
• Malfoy launched a series of attacks, but Neville’s Shield Charm stopped every one.
• Malfoy taunted Neville to attack, and Neville charged at him.
• Neville chased Malfoy, hit him with a Leg-Locker Curse, and sent his wand flying from his hand.

Neville defeated Malfoy by putting away their wands and beating him with three punches, while Lockhart gloated and Snape stayed silent. The chapter ended as Harry and Ron faced each other in the next duel.

• Lockhart taunted Snape as Neville chased Malfoy, who crawled toward his wand under the Leg-Locker Curse.
• Neville agreed with Malfoy that fighting an opponent without a wand was unfair, then picked up Malfoy's wand and lifted the curse.
• Neville rolled up his sleeves, pulled Malfoy to his feet, and knocked him down with three punches.
• Malfoy surrendered, and Lockhart bragged to Snape and Flitwick about his teaching.
• Lee Jordan turned attention to Harry and Ron as they stood facing each other in silence before their duel.

Harry and Ron staged a fake duel, pretending to cast spells and trade blows while the professors and students watched in disbelief. They both collapsed theatrically, leaving Neville and Malfoy as the remaining fighters on the field.

• Harry and Ron silently mouthed the Disarming Charm and threw their wands away, pretending to disarm each other.
• Harry and Ron jogged toward one another and staged a clumsy fistfight that left the audience confused.
• George and Fred cheered the performance while Ron and Harry agreed to continue their fake duel.
• Harry and Ron traded more pretend punches, then collapsed dramatically and claimed their battle was over.
• Lee Jordan announced that Neville was fighting Malfoy and that the two remaining fighters had yet to act.

Silan let Michael Corner attack first, then repeatedly blocked his spells with perfectly timed Shield Charms. After warning Michael to watch out, Silan prepared to show that he could do more than defend.

• Neville pinned Malfoy while Harry and Ron gave up, leaving Silan and Michael Corner to face each other.
• Silan invited Michael to attack first, and Michael took his confidence as an insult.
• Michael cast a Stunning Spell, but Silan raised a Shield Charm at the last moment and blocked it.
• Silan continued to block Michael’s spells as Lee Jordan and the spectators marveled at his timing and composure.
• Silan told Michael to watch out, repeating Michael’s earlier warning as Michael braced himself.

Silan defeated Michael Corner with a devastating Fire-Making Charm, and the Chimera Team won the dueling tournament. Snape mocked Lockhart over the victory, leaving Lockhart humiliated as the champions were welcomed.

• Silan’s enhanced Fire-Making Charm blasted Michael aside, and Michael surrendered.
• Snape blocked Lockhart from leaving and forced him to stay for the match’s result.
• Lee Jordan announced that Corner and Neville Longbottom had surrendered, while Harry Potter and Ron Weasley had taken each other out, leaving Silan as the winner.
• Snape pressed Lockhart to acknowledge Silan’s victory and his own superiority, while nearby students praised Snape’s coaching.
• Lockhart left the stands in humiliation as Lee Jordan welcomed the Chimera Team champions, coached by Snape.

Silan celebrated winning the duel with his friends after Snape gave Harry and Ron a week of detention and invited Silan to learn Fire-Control Potion brewing. As the victory feast began in the Room of Requirement, Snape and Professor McGonagall went to Dumbledore’s office.

• The students cheered Silan’s victory, while Harry and Ron mocked Malfoy and then received a week of detention from Snape for throwing the match.
• Snape praised Silan and invited him to his office the next day to learn how to brew Fire-Control Potion.
• Professor Flitwick praised Silan’s dueling and offered to teach him spells and techniques, while McGonagall reflected on his potential to revive the Prewett family.
• George, Fred, Ginny, Harry, Hermione, and Ron congratulated Silan and headed with him to the Room of Requirement for a victory feast.
• Everyone raised Butterbeers in a toast as Snape and Professor McGonagall arrived at Dumbledore’s office.

Dumbledore, Snape, and McGonagall discussed the Chamber of Secrets and rumors that Silan was Slytherin’s heir, while Dumbledore struggled with his suspicions of the boy. The next day, Snape questioned Silan about the Chamber and directly asked whether he was its heir.

• Snape told Dumbledore and McGonagall that he had failed to find the Chamber of Secrets, and Dumbledore confirmed that it had opened once before and might be opening again.
• McGonagall insisted that Silan could not be responsible, citing his father and uncle’s deaths fighting Voldemort, while Dumbledore said the rumors had to be addressed to protect Silan.
• After Snape and McGonagall left, Dumbledore reflected that Silan’s resemblance to Tom and ability to communicate with magical creatures made him uneasy, though he could not justify suspecting the orphaned son of heroes.
• The next day, Silan brought Tonguefire Grass seeds to Snape’s office, where Harry and Ron were serving detention; Snape sent them to Filch to receive their punishment.
• Snape asked Silan what he knew about the Chamber of Secrets, then bluntly asked whether Silan was Slytherin’s heir.

Silan watched Snape brew a Fire-Control Potion, then used it to control his Blazing Dragonfire and attempt smelting Moonshadow Stones. After recording the potion’s effects and organizing Nicolas Flamel’s alchemy lessons, Silan looked forward to handing his notes to George and Fred as Christmas approached.

• Silan told Snape he would not harm Hermione because she was still at school, then watched Snape brew the Fire-Control Potion and recorded his methods.
• Silan drank some of the potion in the Room of Requirement and found that it improved his perception of heat and control over flames.
• Silan used the potion to halt and shape his Blazing Dragonfire, then tried smelting Moonshadow Stones, ruining one and slightly improving another.
• Silan recorded his mistakes and the potion’s duration, then organized Nicolas Flamel’s alchemy knowledge for George and Fred.
• Silan finished his work as Christmas approached and looked forward to giving presents and drawing prizes again.

With Hogwarts fearful after Justin’s attack, Silan gave Neville a herb-cultivation book and set out to deliver Christmas gifts around Hogwarts. He left Snape’s office with Tonguefire Grass seeds in exchange for a silver dagger, and the Christmas feast began.

• Before Christmas break, Silan gave Neville a copy of The Often-Overlooked Details of Herb Cultivation, and Neville vowed to study it.
• Silan visited Hagrid and gave him a lifelike Dragon model, which delighted him.
• Silan sent Melba to Paris with Nicolas Flamel’s Christmas gift and delivered presents to the Hogwarts professors.
• Silan gave Snape a custom silver dagger, and Snape gave him a bottle of Tonguefire Grass seeds in return.
• After Silan left, Snape opened the box and decided the dagger would be useful, then Hogwarts’ Christmas feast began.

Silan celebrated Christmas at Hogwarts and received gifts from the Weasleys and his friends. Hermione gave him a handmade cloak, and Silan and the twins figured out how Arthur had enchanted a remote-control car.

• Silan followed George and Fred to the Room of Requirement to receive a Christmas present from the Weasley family.
• Silan opened Arthur Weasley's package and found a Weasley sweater and a wand-controlled remote-control car.
• Hermione gave Silan a cloak she had made, with his name and her initial embroidered on the hem.
• Silan put on Hermione's cloak and told her he liked it as long as she had made it.
• Silan examined Arthur's car and explained that a spell let it receive signals from a wand.
• George and Fred decided to write to Arthur to ask how he had enchanted the car so they could make another one.

Silan gave George and Fred Nicolas Flamel’s alchemy manuals to help them pursue their idea of controlling animals, then received Galleons and the Deep Sleep trait from his Christmas lottery. The chapter ended with Lockhart alone in his office, writing his grievances in the Diary.

• Silan gave George and Fred alchemy manuals as Christmas presents and urged them to keep pursuing their dream of developing a device to control animals.
• George and Fred accepted the manuals and decided to study the Weasley car and ask Arthur Weasley how he had modified it.
• Silan gave Christmas presents to the others, redeemed a lottery chance, and won 100 Galleons and the Deep Sleep trait.
• Lockhart returned to his gloomy office and began writing his complaints in the Diary.